Dubai (Union)
Zizou Bergers crowned the Dubai Tennis Championship, which was held on Friday at the Coca-Cola Arena, by defeating American Taylor Fritz, to win the championship prize of 500,000 dirhams.
Berggs reached the final after defeating Dustin Brown in the first match, and then bypassing Gael Monfils in the semi-finals, to meet Taylor Fritz in the final. After winning the title, Briggs said: “This is really unbelievable, I wasn’t completely familiar with the style of the Thai Break Tens matches, as we are used to playing long matches, which can be accompanied by a little tension sometimes, but this style of championship Stressed all the time! It’s exciting for the fans and it’s also a great part of the journey to becoming a top tennis player too.
It is noteworthy that the Thai Break Tens Dubai Championship is being held for the first time in the Middle East, and was organized with the support of the Dubai Sports Council and sponsor of the event “Zone”, the electronic games platform and the cryptocurrency.
In addition to the main tournament, a youth tournament was held, which also witnessed a lot of enthusiasm and demonstrated high tennis skills among young people in the Emirates, after weeks of qualifying. In the U-18 Boys Championship final, 14-year-old Raed Rizvi defeated 15-year-old Henry Michael 12-10. Rosalyn Ali Youssef (16 years old) won the U-18 girls’ category, defeating Kumba Nyangadu (17 years old). With a score of 10-8.
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